{"id":15822,"date":"2023-06-15T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-5-6-installation-manual-90402-4-copy\/cooling-installation\/connecting-seawater-to-heat-exchanger\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:58:42","slug":"connecting-seawater-to-heat-exchanger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-5-6-installation-manual-90402-5\/cooling-installation\/connecting-seawater-to-heat-exchanger\/","title":{"rendered":"4.3  Connecting Seawater to Heat Exchanger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connecting Seawater to Heat Exchanger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to Figure 4 for typical seawater plumbing arrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1612\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK6-CBRO-SW-Plumb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15960\" style=\"width:716px;height:339px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK6-CBRO-SW-Plumb.png 1612w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK6-CBRO-SW-Plumb-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK6-CBRO-SW-Plumb-1536x724.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1612px) 100vw, 1612px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Figure 4<\/strong> &#8211; Typical Seawater Plumbing Arrangement<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect seawater pump to <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> dedicated through-hull fitting. A strainer and seacock valve should generally be installed between the seawater inlet and the pump.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect seawater from installer-supplied pump to lower \u00be in. (19 mm) hose barb on heat exchanger. Use the same practices as other below waterline seawater plumbing. Required flow rate is 2.5 GPM (9.5 LPM) minimum and 8 GPM (30.3 LPM) maximum.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect seawater discharge (upper hose barb) to overboard drain. Use the same practices as other below waterline seawater plumbing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In addition to initial operation at dock, new installations should be checked for minimum 2.5 GPM (9.5 LPM) flow while vessel is at speed and when backing down.<br>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If no other method of confirming flow is available, discharge line may be temporarily diverted to a bucket. Flow is calculated from time to fill a known volume.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A self-priming seawater pump (customer\/installer supplied) may be required due to installation location to maintain water flow in all underway conditions where cavitation may occur and potentially cause an air-lock condition restricting seawater flow to the heat exchanger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspect raw water plumbing after sea trial for any signs of leakage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heat exchanger contains removable end-caps to provide access for cleaning the tube bundle.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Optional DC Seawater Pump (P\/N 30331)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> offers a self-priming DC Seawater pump as an optional addition, P\/N 30331\u2013 DC Seawater Pump Assembly, shown in Figure 6.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> Seawater Pump is a 24 VDC pump operated at 12 VDC for the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 6\/5.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The pump assembly is pre-wired for connection to <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 6\/5 &#8220;DC Seawater Pump Out&#8221; cable and includes a seawater strainer and various fittings. The pump specifications are as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Use only SeaFlo<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>-provided threaded fittings for DC Seawater Pump 30331.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Volts<\/td><td>24 VDC (operate at 12 V for <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 6\/5)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rated Flow<\/td><td>2.5 &#8211; 8 GPM (9.5 &#8211; 30.3 LPM)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overcurrent Protection Rating<\/td><td>15 A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ignition Protection<\/td><td>ISO 8846 or equivalent<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/30331-DC-SW-Pp-Drawing.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10671\" style=\"width:700px;height:246px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/30331-DC-SW-Pp-Drawing.png 1020w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/30331-DC-SW-Pp-Drawing-768x270.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Figure 6<\/em><\/strong><em> &#8211; <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> 6 DC Seawater Pump (P\/N 30331)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connecting Seawater to Heat Exchanger Refer to Figure 4 for typical seawater plumbing arrangement. Seakeeper Optional DC Seawater Pump (P\/N 30331) NOTE: Use only SeaFlo\u00ae-provided threaded fittings for DC Seawater Pump 30331. Volts 24 VDC (operate at 12 V for Seakeeper 6\/5) Rated Flow 2.5 &#8211; 8 GPM (9.5 &#8211; 30.3 LPM) Overcurrent Protection Rating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":15816,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[309],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-15822","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-5-6-installation-manual-90402-5"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15822"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20181,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15822\/revisions\/20181"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=15822"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=15822"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=15822"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=15822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}